I applaud and cheer the announcements of the government panel to recognise the contributions of National Servicemen (NS). There are a slew of measures announced to recognise their contributions and one particular recommendation that stands out for me is the extension of the window for IPPT and remedial training. You may ask why those recommendations related to monetary rewards do not impress me more and my answer is simply this: Time is more important than Money, in my opinion.
Having been through the experience of having to “clear” the sessions of remedial trainings (RTs) within the current window of three-months, I have told myself that I would not want to go through this experience again. As a result of having to attend the RTs, I had no choice then but to leave for the RTs sessions earlier on working days and I could see that my bosses are not very ......